David Remnick

David Remnick on National Politics and the New Yorker Festival

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 28, 2021

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, previews the New Yorker festival and talks about the latest national news, including America's withdrawal from Afghanistan and the debate over the human infrastructure bill in congress. 

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